Shadows of Destiny

05 Coming Out ~Tamia~

Another month passed, and things got worse between Leo and me.

He never spent time with me anymore and seemed to have miraculously moved out of our bedroom.

I saw it all coming, yet it bothered me.

He took her along to functions he was invited to and told me to mind the pack.

I was working on my exit, so I kept telling myself it would only take a little longer.

I would often stare at my neck where his mark rested and want to clean it off.

I hated seeing it so much, I always covered the area.

My tears had run dry.

Some lunas reached out to me to sympathise with me, and others congratulated Amanda; she wasn’t named Luna yet, and I knew why.

Amanda was a medical doctor, and she wasn’t trained for battle.

Naming her Luna would mean she would have to take up all my responsibilities, including leading battles.

I guess her life was too important for that.

I planned on surprising Leo soon.

I was sitting in my office when Leo barged in and began to yell at me.

He was behaving like a madman.

He had never spoken to me in such a manner before.

People were around and had to excuse us, but he had already embarrassed me.

“What is the matter?” “Why did you send men after Amanda?” He asked me, and I frowned at him.

“Answer me!” he yelled, and I shook my head.

“I did not send anyone after Amanda,” I said, and he raised his hand to slap me but stopped and looked at his hand with disbelief.

He looked up at me with misty eyes.

He was ashamed of what he was about to do.

“I have a man in the cell that said you sent him to kill Amanda.

Why will you do that? It isn’t our fault that we are fated.

It isn’t my fault, Tamia.

Why couldn’t you just make it easy for all of us?” He said, and tears streamed down his eyes.

He sat on the chair in my office, bowed his head, and wept.

His words hurt me not because of the accusation but because he said it wasn’t his fault he had found his fate.

I sat down and stared at him numbly.

“I have made it easy, Leo,” I said.

“When last did you speak to me lovingly? When last did we go to a function together other than security meetings? When last did you spend time with me as your wife? When was the last time we slept on the same bed? When was the last time you made love to me?” I asked him, and he looked up at me with swollen eyes.

I knew he was conflicted, but I was the one hurting.

“We have barely spoken in two weeks, and you barge into my office to accuse me of sending goons after your mate.

You didn’t even bother to ask or investigate.” I said, and he looked ashamed.

“You said a prisoner in custody said I sent him to eliminate Amanda.

What proof does he have?” I asked Leo, and he was speechless.

“Anyway.

I didn’t do it.

Someone is trying to frame me, and you should be smart enough to know that I wouldn’t plan this because I never fail,” I said.

“Is that why you decided to go house hunting without telling me? I learnt of all your requests to neighbouring Alphas begging to let you own a property on their lands.

He asked me, sounding hurt, and I fought

Amanda will like

will be no need for her to moan louder than necessary when

are my wife and Luna of

not allowed to leave,” He

give you refuge, they will have me to contend

but you are still my wife,

let you go, Tamia,” He

have made my heart flutter, but that was gone the moment we welcomed

feel the same way

will talk

into your office, and I am sorry I believed

dinner tomorrow evening, and

still my wife, and

was going to go

me an invite and promised to introduce me

did not mean we

at home,” he said and

Amanda was

completely and went

but he wasn’t sleeping there

found him in

him what the deal was with Amanda, and I Just went to the closet to

behind me when

did not want him coming in or touching

the knob

must have told Amanda he would be sleeping in my

way he was just doing this to please me; I knew he

I Ignored him.

in the bathroom and ensured that the lace fitted night dress I was

had changed my wardrobe to have more sexually provocative

exited the bathroom and went to sit at

you start locking the bathroom door?” he said, sitting at the foot of

moved into my home, you stylishly moved out of our room,” I

still our room, Tamia, and

to this; I am trying,” He said, sounding like a broken record, and

said, smiling, and he

came to me and kissed his mark on

“Don’t force it, Leo.

and he sighed

“You are so distant.

He said, kissing

have to touch me because I complained,” I told him, and he sucked his

He teased,

for you,” I

Soon he gave up.

let us

not want to be like Kyle and Max,”

we can have a fuck

pointed out the selfishness of the matter, and he backed away from

want to tell me?” I asked him, knowing he had

dinner Alpha Kyle is

know I asked you to come with me, but Amanda

do not plan on sitting

fun isn’t just for you and your

my invite from Luna Linda, and I plan on honouring it.” I told him,

you there because I

many times and has

will weaken Kyle; I am sure he would

he would have just

same thing must

wanted her to be miserable, and

nothing wrong

to find love and affection the best way she

not shame her for it.”

He looked bewildered.

do not tell me you plan on following in

I won’t share.

he said, and

have to,” I said, pointing out the foolishness and selfishness of his

and went to lie on the

to cry like a baby, that she will be going to the dinner party with you, and you do not have to sleep with me as compensation,” I said and went under the

and I

pointed at the